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Proviso omitted by Act No.1 of 1995. 20 [Act No. II of 1956] (d) not less than one third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the Corporation shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different Wards in a Corporation.] 36[(2-A) [XXX]] 37[(3) [XXX]] 38[Explanation:- In this section,- (i) the expression ‗Scheduled Castes‘ and ‗Scheduled Tribes‘ shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in clause (24) and clause (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India; (ii) the expression ‗Backward Classes‘ means any socially, and educationalIy Backward Classes of citizens recognised by the Government for purposes of clause (4) of article 15 of the Constitution of India, 39[without reference to the classification but including the creamy layer amongst such Backward Classes of citizens]. 40[(iii) [XXX]]